National Crime Victims' Rights Week begins April 22. It is a time to honor crime victims and our nation's progress in advancing their rights.
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Mary McAlister took to the Oglethorpe Mall today to kick off April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month with a sea of jeans and pink shirts."We're here to help," McAlister, director of the Rape Crisis Center, told employees and staff from Belk.
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Rev up your appetite, put on your best best-fitting blue jeans, grab a lawn chair or blanket and head to Byerly Park Friday night for the third annual Black Creek, Blue Jeans and BBQ Festival. The two-day event is sponsored by Black Creek Arts Council.
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It’s a busy week for fashion in Charleston, with sales and stylish events for local shoppers. From Monday through Wednesday, receive 20 percent off your purchase at Bashful Boutique in Avondale. All you have to do is mention this article. On Tuesday from 6:30-10:30 p.m., Eye Level Art hosts a Fashion and Art Party featuring Sucker Jeans, Stella and Dot Jewelry, and Drue Dun artwork. The Fire …
Enjoy this week’s freebies packed with hot new looks, book signings, local tastes, and live music. by Lindsay Paris Enjoy this week’s freebies packed with hot new looks, book signings, local tastes, and live music. TUESDAY. Eye Level Art hosts a free Fashion and Art Party with goods from Sucker Jeans, Stella and Dot Jewelry, and Drue Dun. Enjoy live music by the Fire Apes with a glass of …
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ANDERSON —Terry Chapman was surprised Monday afternoon with an award from the South Carolina Litter Control Association.“I wore blue jeans and an old shirt, I thought I was going to eat and they sprung it on me,” he said.The awards were given out earlier and Chapman could not make it to the statewide ceremony, so local litter busters arranged a meeting at an Anderson restaurant to surprise him …
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Warren “Gator” Taylor was tired of driving, so he pulled off the interstate in this Blue Ridge Mountain town to buy gas and food. The Tennessee man had been angry at the government for months, even years, federal officials said Thursday, and this seemed like as good a place as any to use the handguns and mock explosives he had packed in his beloved red pickup.
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Aiken County is #1 in South Carolina for sexual violence against children, and although nothing can be done to change what’s happened to a child, there are some willing to change how the child recovers. The Aiken County Child Advocacy Center has been that place for more than 300 children already this year. News Channel Six’s Joy Howe has more.
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Put on Your Blue Jeans and Wear Your Black Tie to Help Aiken Children (WJBF-TV Augusta)
A Fort Mill man accused of selling counterfeit DVDs was arrested Monday in Rock Hill with nearly 300 counterfeit movies, 30 pairs of fake Air Jordans and designer jeans in his car, police say.
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Fort Mill man accused of selling counterfeit DVDs, Air Jordans (The Rock Hill Herald)
A Fort Mill man accused of selling counterfeit DVDs was arrested Monday in Rock Hill with nearly 300 counterfeit movies, 30 pairs of fake Air Jordans and designer jeans in his car, police say.
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